Song of the day: How Soon is Now

Today's song is The Smiths' "How Soon is Now".

According to Wikipedia... "How Soon Is Now?" is a song by the British alternative rock band The Smiths. Written by Smiths singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, it was originally a B-side of the 1984 single "William, It Was Really Nothing". Sire Records chief Seymour Stein called it "the 'Stairway to Heaven' of the Eighties",while co-writer Johnny Marr described it as "possibly our most enduring record. It's most people's favourite, I think." Despite its prominent place in The Smiths' repertoire, however, it is not generally considered to be representative of the band's style. A cover of the song by Love Spit Love was used in the soundtrack for the 1996 film The Craft, and later appeared as the theme song of the television series Charmed for all eight of its seasons. It has since been voted one of the top ten television theme songs of all time.

Local readers, do you remember when Nova radio station started in Brisbane, and for the first four months or so they just played music? No ads, no talking, just music. And an amazingly ecclectic selection of music at that. Driving home from I-don't-know-where late one night, I heard this song on Nova for the first time and immediately fell in love with it. And does anyone remember the time before iPhones when there was a phone number you could call, play a song down the line, and they would text you the name of the song and the artist? Well, I pulled over to the side of the road, rang that number and found out what the song was. The next day I went out, bought The Smiths' "Meat is Murder" CD, and then played it on high rotation for the next six months.

When you say it's gonna happen now, when exactly do you mean? See I've already waited too long, and now my hope is gone...